ASIA – In February, Rev. Dr. Klaus Detlev Schulz, General Secretary of the International Lutheran Council (ILC), visited with church leadership in Korea and Taiwan to discuss regional issues.
During meetings with the Lutheran Church in Korea (LCK), Dr. Schulz and LCK President Jong Ho Won discussed the need to strengthen theological education for Lutherans in Asia, among other issues. The LCK noted its plans to launch a new certificate program in early 2017 to offer pastors in the region further training in Lutheran theology. The LCK will pay for all of its own pastors to take part in the program, and is hopeful other churches in the region will also participate.
During his time in Korea, Dr. Schulz also lectured on Theological Anthropology and Sin, a topic he explored in depth in a 2023 book of the same name published as part of the Confessional Lutheran Dogmatics series.
Dr. Schulz also visited Taiwan in February, during which time he met with President Andrew Miao and other leaders of the China Evangelical Lutheran Church (CELC). While in Taiwan, Dr. Schulz visited the CELC’s seminary and the Asia Region office of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod to discuss regional needs.
The International Lutheran Council is a global association of confessional Lutheran church bodies dedicated to the proclamation of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, grounded in the authority of Scripture and the Lutheran Confessions.
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